# Incident 19980216005159I: Bell 206B, Galveston, TX, February 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1998, 16:08 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Block 357
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: UP8A
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214MH-1998-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 740 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980216005159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER ABOUT TWO MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AN OFF SHORE PLATFORM. PILOT COULD NOT MAINTAIN FLIGHT AND LANDED IN THE WATER AFTER INFLATING THE FLOATS. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE PICKED UP BY THE COAST GUARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUNK WHILE UNDER TOW.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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